Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Netherlands
Netherlands: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services was 0.1588 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Netherlands, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.1588 for proportion of population using basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Netherlands peaked at 0.6135 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1588, in 2024.
Netherlands ranks 140th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4856 | 0.3653 | 0.6135 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2642 | 0.1997 | 0.3418 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.173 | 0.1588 | 0.1883 | 5 |
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More population data for Netherlands
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.201 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 757,165 (2100)
- Population density 519.97 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.201 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.43 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 263,399 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.43 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.43 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Netherlands?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Netherlands was 0.1588 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6135 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1588 in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services?
- Netherlands ranks 140th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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